Our History
In the fall of 2004, a freshman at Biola University named Robin Lauterjung had a burning desire to create change in the greater Los Angeles area. Her passion was to see female prostitutes set free from the horrific lifestyle they were sucked into. God took Robin’s passion and used it to affect a few other Biola students and clearly called them to a larger group: “The Broken.” That core team began the Broken Hearts ministry in L.A. and Hollywood.
Now, where it was once hard to relate to this culture, God has used our own experiences with brokenness and having our hearts mended by Him to help set the captives free. Truly, that state of brokenness is where we all start. But one wrong turn could -and often does – cause the lifestyle that our friends choose.
Life on the streets is similar to life behind bars. There is a sense of imprisonment by the lifestyle that has so quickly swept them up. Someone is needed to bring them to the light that calls us out of destruction and into life. Unfortunately for most of the people we meet, that light has been burned out for a long time and it needs to be rekindled. One way the rekindling can happen is through relational evangelism. Which is why a small group of students committed to going to Hollywood every week has now grown to a large group from various churches and universities going to the same place at the same time every week.
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